The Olympics are amazing, and 2018 was no exception. The competitive spirit, excitement and drama made it one of the best I’ve seen in years. But beyond the actual competition, what astonishes me most about the games is the back story of each athlete – the hurdles and sacrifices each went through to get...

If there’s one thing I faced every time I strapped into an F-16 in combat – it’s fear. Fear of getting shot down…becoming a prisoner of war…letting down my team. They were all obstacles and adversities. But the biggest obstacles weren’t the missiles launched on my aircraft. They were the missiles in...

Nobody likes being “in the dark.” The mind can play terrible games when you find yourself operating in a communication vacuum; indeed, the most carefully laid plans can be undermined by poor communication. The feeling of anxiety brought on by an emergency or a rapidly changing environment is what fighter pilots refer to as...